All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 119 Qu Tong at the End of Her Way
The old master did not answer Chu Xiu's question directly. Instead, he turned to look at Zhang Lingyu and asked, "If the world were to end, but sacrificing yourself could save everyone else, would you be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingyu replied without hesitation, "I'm willing!"

"Very good!" The old Celestial Master nodded, looked at Chu Xiu and said, "This is my answer to you! You may already know that being a Celestial Master is indeed not a good job, but I really hope you will not go astray!"

What he meant was obvious.

That is because the Celestial Master's Mansion bears an extraordinary responsibility, and when necessary, it is willing to sacrifice the entire family!

"May I ask, Celestial Master, are there immortals in this world?"

Chu Xiu asked something that seemed completely unrelated.

But upon hearing this, the old master's expression turned serious, and he said, "If someone else asked, I would definitely give them a vague answer, since they wouldn't be able to find out anyway. But now that you're asking, I can tell you very clearly, no!"

"What about the founders of the major sects who ascended to immortality?"

"To put it bluntly, he simply passed away peacefully, he died!"

"How did you die?"

"can not say!"

"What is there to say?" Chu Xiu pressed.

Upon hearing this, the old celestial master pondered for a moment and said, "I can only tell you that there are no immortals in this world, but there are demons; there are no gods, but there are ghosts. There is no path to immortality, no road to heaven, but only... a profound despair that will leave even the most determined seeker of the Dao giving up and waiting to die after touching it!"

He paused for a moment after speaking.

He continued, "The reason Wugensheng's personality changed so drastically back then must have been because he discovered the truth! However, both he and my junior brother Zhang Huaiyi stopped at the edge of the abyss—it's not that I don't believe you, but truly not everyone can rein in their horse at the edge of a cliff, once someone..."

Before he could finish speaking, the phone in front of the old master suddenly exploded.

The same phone exploded along with those of many other "extraordinary people" who were observing the forum, as well as Zhao Fangxu.

Even Chu Xiu's phone exploded without warning right in front of him.

"Is this... the power of the laws of heaven and earth?"

Chu Xiu and Zhou Wushang exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes—it was clearly not the work of the Old Celestial Master, but another force that forcibly blew up everyone's phone screens to prevent him from saying what he was about to say.

This force is not particularly strong; the explosive power is so great that it wouldn't even cause injury or death to ordinary people.

But this is not a question of whether it is strong or not.

This is the power of the world's rules!
It can be infinitely small or infinitely large, and it is almost impossible for human beings to fight against it in the world!

"Someone has tampered with the 'rules of heaven and earth,' directly imprisoning certain things and turning them into taboos, forbidding the world from discussing them! It's related to the secrets guarded by the Old Celestial Master, and also to the 'great pit' at the source of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques. We don't know what it is yet!"

Zhou Wushang said.

Chu Xiu nodded upon hearing this and said, "But one thing is certain: someone in this world has touched upon the realm of 'rules' and has gone very far within that realm!"

This reminded him of the system notification that mentioned something "players are completely unable to deal with".

What area does the rule cover?

As mentioned earlier, there is a very special system in the game of all heavens called "immortal" players, who mainly focus on studying the loopholes in the rules.

The highest level is the fourth rank.

Once you enter the game, you will be marked permanently until you are eliminated or the game ends.

It is precisely because the power of the rules is too great that they need to be balanced.

In fact, the rules are something that only come into play starting from the fifth-tier dungeon, and only fifth-tier players have the hope of mastering the power of the rules.

In other words, players below level five cannot directly defy the rules.

Unless one obtains the Mark of the Heavens. Since a powerhouse at the "rules" level has appeared in this world, it shouldn't be classified as a "third-tier" instance at all, but rather as a fifth-tier one!

But then again, rules are different from power.

Boiling water is also an application of rules. Technology is the embodiment of rules. So, is modern society really a five-tiered society?

It's hard to define.

"One thing is certain, though: that person, or rather, all those people, are dead!" Zhou Wushang said. "Otherwise, this world wouldn't only have three tiers!"

Rules are not the same as power.

But to say that someone who has mastered the rules has no power is utter nonsense.

Just like power is not the same as money.

Can you say that someone with power, or power that is not subject to oversight, has no way to make money?
"So, how exactly did they die?" Chu Xiu asked, puzzled.

Unlike Zhou Wushang, he had read the original author's interview in his previous life and knew that the Old Celestial Master was "the strongest among the living extraordinary people," which meant that those stronger than him were all dead.

The old Celestial Master himself said that all the founders of the major sects who ascended to immortality are dead.

He spoke with absolute certainty.

"There's another point: the death of a powerful being will not cause the world to drop in rank. Only a violent upheaval that damages the vital energy of heaven and earth will cause that kind of result!"

Zhou Wushang continued.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu nodded: "It seems that this world is far more interesting than we thought!"

After saying that, he turned to Zhang Chulan and said, "Go to Longhu Mountain and participate in the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony! Get first place for me, and also give a message to the Old Celestial Master!"

"What?"

"Swimmers are afraid of the ocean, whales are not; rock climbers are afraid of cliffs, eagles are not!"

Chu Xiu said, "Constantly covering up and running away won't solve the root of the problem. I have the power to make him reveal the forbidden words! Compared to the Celestial Masters of past generations who uphold the Celestial Master's Code, I have more faith in Zhang Huaiyi, who doesn't follow the conventional path, and who, with Wugensheng's help, will find a solution!"

These words startled Zhang Chulan.

"You trusted my grandfather that much?"

No, I believe you!

……

On the other side, the once prosperous Shining Star Society has collapsed into ruins.

After dealing with the Wang family, the players did not stop because of the old master's "accountability". Instead, they rushed to the next victim, no, the next owner of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.

It was none other than Qu Tong.

At this point, the Shining Star Society, which she had painstakingly built, had been reduced to ashes.

The strongest warriors inside were also completely wiped out.

Dismantling the soul, searching for the soul, and destroying the body—the players are becoming increasingly skilled at this one-stop service. If Qu Tong hadn't happened to be out on business and not at home...

At this point, they are probably doomed.

Even so, she was still hunted down by the players and found herself in dire straits.

Even after using his own inside contacts within the company, he still couldn't shake them off; instead, he was being attacked more and more relentlessly by the players!
"This is outrageous! There are clearly more than one of them who can use both hands, so why are they so fixated on me? If it weren't for their belief in soul searching and the terrible consequences of surrendering, I would have just surrendered already!"

On the way to Biyou Village, Qu Tong covered the wounds on her body that even her hands couldn't heal, and thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)